Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications

Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications

<p>Find out how to use evidence to improve your practice! Thoroughly covering the full range of rehabilitation research with a clear, easy-to-understand approach, <b>Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications, 5th Edition </b>will help you analyze and apply research to practice. It examines traditional experimental designs as well as nonexperimental and emerging approaches, including qualitative research, single-subject designs, outcomes research, and survey research. Ideal for students <i>and</i> practitioners in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and communication sciences and disorders, this user-friendly resource emphasizes evidence-based practice and the development of true scientist-practitioners.</p><ul><b><i><li>Evidence-Based Practice</i> chapter</b> provides an overview of the important concepts of EBP and the WHO model of health and disease.</li><li><b>Interdisciplinary author team </b>consisting of a PT and an ASHA dually-certified SLP/AUD brings an interdisciplinary focus and a stronger emphasis on evidence-based practice.</li><li><b>Discipline-specific examples</b> are drawn from three major fields: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and communication sciences and disorders.</li><li><b>Coverage of nonexperimental research</b> includes chapters on clinical case studies and qualitative research, so you understand a wide range of research methods and when it is most appropriate to use each type.</li><li><b><i>Finding Research Literature</i> chapter</b> includes step-by-step descriptions of literature searches within different rehabilitation professions.</li></ul><ul><b><li>NEW! Completely updated evidence-based content and references </b>makes the information useful for both students and rehab practitioners.</li><li><b>UPDATED! Expanded <i>Single-Subject Designs</i> chapter </b>provides a more thorough explanation and examples of withdrawal, multiple baselines, alternating treatments, and interactions - designs that you can use in everyday clinical practice.</li></ul>